On Kwame Dawes by Linton Kwesi Johnson
Amongst Kwame Dawes’ long list of achievements, the Calabash International Literary Festival, one of the best literature festivals anywhere on earth, an eagerly anticipated (now) biennial event that has won kudos for Jamaica, is outstanding. Calabash, founded jointly by Colin Channer, Justine Henzell and Kwame, has become a Jamaican national treasure. Kwame plays a leading …